By Timi Alaibe
It is with all nostalgia that
I recall the zeal, enthusiasm and hope with which thousands of Bayelsans made a
statement in the direction of change in August, 2015. I can also vividly recall
a mental replay of the occasion wherein a qualitative representation of the
leadership of our great party, the All Progressives Congress ( APC) ushered in
respected leaders and members from their then party, Peoples Democratic Party (
PDP)
That
singular event has been phenomenal just as its true meaning and direction have
all exuded confidence, unity of purpose, cohesion, collectivism and courage.
That day undoubtedly marked the beginning of a people's journey from
hopelessness and quandary as enunciated by the accidental PDP-led government in Bayelsa state to that of quality
leadership that an APC government will represent.
As one of such leaders who took that historic decision, I thought of
giving a further bite to my burning desire to extricate the state from abysmal leadership
failure. Therefore, my aspiration to be governor after series of consultations
was to rekindle our collective hope and lift the state beyond its current state
of decay under the PDP.
